Tree ring width measurements from a Scots pine (PISY) site at Inverey, United Kingdom, provide a climate proxy record. The chronology spans 270 years, from 244 to -26 calendar years before present. The dataset was archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Use Cases
- Calibrate climate models using the tree ring width time series as a proxy for past temperature or precipitation.
- Analyze growth anomalies in the ring width record to identify extreme historical climate events.
- Cross-date this Scots pine (PISY) chronology with other regional series to build a longer, composite climate record.
- Study the response of tree growth, as captured in ring widths, to known volcanic eruptions or solar minima within the 270-year period.
Strengths
- Chronology covers a 270-year time range (244 to -26 BP).
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1976.
- Limited geographic scope to a single site (Inverey) in the British Isles.
- Sample size and replication depth of the underlying tree cores are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) / World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Dendrochronological analysis of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris, PISY) tree rings.
- Time Range
- 244 to -26 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Inverey, United Kingdom, British Isles.